December 04, 2024

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❝What started life as the Famicom (Family Computer) in Japan went on to become the machine that saved the videogame industry. After a major games slump in the west, The Nintendo Entertainment System defied pundits and sold in millions. Gamers scrambled to see and play classics like Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda and Excitebike, all of which were leaps and bounds ahead of other home systems' games.❞ nintendo.co.uk

Jerry on 2022-12-04

Mega Man 5 Sound Collection streaming on Amazon Music Unlimited

Mega Man 5 Sound Collection includes both the NES soundtrack composed by Mari Yamaguchi and PlayStation arrangements.

Jerry on 2022-11-05

Mega Man 6 celebrates 29th anniversary of release today

Mega Man 6 Sound Collection, composed by Yuko Takehara, can be purchased through Steam, streaming on Spotify and Amazon Music Unlimited.

Jerry on 2022-02-06

Gimmick! 30th anniversary cover album by R3tronaut on Bandcamp

Gimmick! 30th anniversary cover album, composed by Masashi Kageyama and arranged by R3tronaut, posted to Bandcamp.

Jerry on 2021-12-17

Laced Records presses Mega Man 2 & 3 vinyl soundtrack

Preorders open at Laced Records of London for the Mega Man 2 & 3 vinyl soundtrack, pressed to two ‘Mega Buster Blue’ heavyweight analog records.

Jerry on 2021-12-15

Music from Castlevania Kuro (Black) published by Konamistyle

Music from Castlevania Kuro (Black) classic soundtrack compilation box set by the Konamistyle label contains thirteen compact discs.

Jerry on 2021-03-06

Final Fantasy trilogy Revival Disc revisits scores by Nobuo Uematsu

Square Enix's Final Fantasy Revival Disc Blu-Ray revisits Nobuo Uematsu's music scores for the 8-bit Famicom role-playing game trilogy.

Jerry on 2021-02-21

Famicom Detective Club box set bundled with soundtrack in Japan

Japan-exclusive Collector's Edition of Famicom Detective Club for Nintendo Switch ships with 75-track album on two compact discs.

Jerry on 2021-01-20

Music from Konami Arcade Shooting a ten-disc compilation

Konamistyle's ten-disc shoot-em-up music compilation, titled "Music from Konami Arcade Shooting," due out January 20 in Japan.

Jerry on 2020-12-22

Castlevania Anniversary Collection scores streaming on Apple Music

Soundtracks from Konami's Castlevania Anniversary Collection available for streaming online on the Apple Music platform.

Jerry on 2020-12-20

Contra Anniversary Collection soundtracks streaming on Apple Music

Half a dozen digital soundtracks from Konami's Contra Anniversary Collection available for streaming on the Apple Music platform.

Jerry on 2020-12-19

Rare All-Stars 35th Anniversary Collection on Apple Music & Spotify

"All-Stars," Rare's 35th Anniversary Collection, showcases soundtrack selections from across the decades, streaming on Spotify and Apple Music.

Jerry on 2020-11-17

Battletoads: Smash Hits vinyl by David Wise & David Housden

Preorders open for iam8bit's Battletoads: Smash Hits pink double vinyl, featuring music from the 1991 & 2020 iterations of Battletoads.

Jerry on 2020-10-03

City Connection digital soundtrack revs engine on Apple Music

Retro game soundtrack label Clarice Disc publishes digital soundtrack to City Connection (1985) through Spotify and Apple Music.

Jerry on 2020-10-01

Final Fantasy III Four Souls vinyl selects original and arranged tracks

Square Enix publishes Four Souls vinyl record, containing original and arranged tracks from Final Fantasy III composed by Nobuo Uematsu.

Jerry on 2020-10-01

Contra NES vinyl soundtrack sprints onto Mondo catalog

Commemorating Contra's 30th anniversary, Mondo published NES vinyl soundtrack album, featuring music composed by the Konami Kukeiha Club.

Jerry on 2019-09-28

Metal Gear original NES vinyl soundtrack ships from PixelCrib

The vinyl release of the Konami Kukeiha Club's 1998 soundtrack to the NES port of Metal Gear is now in stock at Mondo.

Jerry on 2016-08-01

The Sound of Kirby Café 1 & 2 album excerpts online

Kirby Café locations opened in Tokyo and Hakata, serving food items styled after visuals from HAL Laboratory's platforming game series.

Jerry on 2011-12-25

Piano Opera Final Fantasy I/II/III revisits Famicom trilogy

Performed by Hiroyuki Nakayama, arrangement album "Piano Opera Final Fantasy I/II/III" includes town and battle medleys from the Famicom trilogy.